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60 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants, and for 14 days: the federal government uses this criterion, the so-called incidence, to compile the list of countries at risk of corona. Anyone entering Switzerland from one of these countries must be quarantined for ten days.
If these criteria were strictly applied, we would all have to go into immediate quarantine: Switzerland as a state now also has more than 60 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) confirms this in response to a VIEWS request: “In fact, the incidence in the last 14 days for the whole of Switzerland is 60 per 100,000 for the first time,” said spokeswoman Kathrin Holenstein, noting that the cantonal differences are “considerable”. . That’s right: new infections are particularly high in the cantons of Friborg, Vaud and Geneva.
Croatia doesn’t work, Vaud does
But only: Anyone on vacation in Croatia has to be quarantined for ten days after returning home. Anyone who has hiked in the Vaudois Alps has not. Although the number of new infections per inhabitant, and therefore the risk of infection, is significantly higher in Vaud.
It doesn’t make sense to common sense. The BAG also seems to be aware of this. At least that is the answer to the question of whether the quarantine regulation makes any sense: “To what extent this development has an influence on the quarantine regulation for arriving and returning travelers is open.”
Quarantine under pressure
The quarantine has come under pressure from various sides in recent weeks: the aviation industry and the tourism industry are calling for tests to be carried out instead and for the quarantine to be waived if the result is negative. This is also what the Cantonal Council of Zurich wants, and last week it ordered the governing council to campaign on its behalf.
It is unclear if this will impress the federal government. Health Minister Alain Berset said at the weekend in the “Sunday Journal” that he would reconsider the ten days: “We are following with great interest the scientific discussion on the optimal duration of the quarantine and will adjust it quickly if appropriate.” said. .
